The Role of Residential Segregation in the Assimilation Process

Marston, Wilfred G.; Valey, Thomas L. Van

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“…As a result, levels of residential segregation evident within Los Angeles remain very high, particularly the levels of segregation evident between African Americans and whites. In Los Angeles, as elsewhere, this phenomenon can potentially contribute to the maintenance of socioeconomic differences and can significantly limit the level of social contact among different demographic groups (Marston and Van Valey 1979). In summary, the Los Angeles population has become increasingly diverse over time and has experienced the impacts and opportunities of a broad range of economic change.…”

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Poverty Concentration in the Prismatic Metropolis: The Impact of Compositional and Redistributive Forces Within Los Angeles, California, 1990–2000

Strait

2006

Journal of Urban Affairs

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The degrees to which poor populations are spatially concentrated within metropolitan areas are influenced by two sets of forces. In this article, I refer to the first set of forces as redistributive forces, which includes intrametropolitan forces that redistribute populations among different neighborhoods. The second set of forces includes metropolitan-wide processes that alter the relative poverty composition of the overall metropolitan population. These latter processes are referred to here as compositional forces. This research investigates the degrees to which these two sets of forces impacted poverty concentration among racial and ethnic groups within Los Angeles County, CA from 1990 to 2000. Both forces generally functioned to increase poverty concentration among all groups considered, with compositional forces having the stronger effect. Evidence suggests that the residential experiences of poor whites, African Americans, and Hispanics were strongly influenced by the migratory behavior of the nonpoor in Los Angeles. The Asian population, however, exhibited some evidence of ethnic (or racial) ''self-selectivity,'' as this population exhibited less interclass segregation over time. Despite increased poverty concentration, findings demonstrate that Los Angeles became slightly less segregated by race and ethnicity during the 1990s.Over time, researchers have expressed considerable interest in the residential environments of the urban poor in the United States. In recent decades, poorer urban populations have become increasingly concentrated within neighborhoods that are segregated from those inhabited by the nonpoor. This has been particularly true in the case of the minority poor. Concern for the consequences of this spatial arrangement has increased recently as a result of a growing literature focusing on ''neighborhood effects'' (Brewster

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Poverty Concentration in the Prismatic Metropolis: The Impact of Compositional and Redistributive Forces Within Los Angeles, California, 1990–2000

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2006

Journal of Urban Affairs

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“…The practice reflects the view that residential segregation limits contact with the dominant society and hence retards assimilation (cf. Gordon 1964;Marston and Van Valey 1979).…”

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Southeast Asian Refugee Parents: An Inquiry into Home‐School Communication and Understanding

Blakely

1983

Anthropology & Edu Quarterly

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southeast Asian refugee parents in one school district in the Pacific Norfhwesf were inferviewed to obtain their perspectives on formal education for their children attending local schools. Interpretation of survey data was augmented by two prior years of participant observation fieldwork in the setting. This account describes efforts in the district to learn about and to help refugee families adjust to American schools, with an emphasis on understanding purents ' perceptions of the language and social environments of schools. Descriptive information is presented on family characteristics, cross-cultural communication, parent involvement in schools, and bilingualism. The author identifies problems faced by refugee families and educafors.

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“…Residential segregation contributes to de facto segregation in schools, churches, stores, and parks. It slows the process of cultural and socioeconomic assimilation by fostering the development of separate black institutions, subcultures, and even language (Roof, 1979;Marston and Van Valey, 1979). Some argue that the concentration of blacks in certain areas enables them to establish a seat of political power and become leaders in their own community.…”

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A survey of recent research on race and residential location

Streitwieser

Goodman

1983

Popul Res Policy Rev

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This article reviews the post-1975 theoretical and empirical research on race and residential location in metropolitan areas of the United States. We interrelate the main themes of recent research, focusing on the causes and consequences of racial residential segregation. Racial prejudice and discrimination, black suburbanization, school segregation, labor market discrimination, and city/surburban environmental differentials are among the issues examined.

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The Role of Residential Segregation in the Assimilation Process

Cited by 19 publications

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Poverty Concentration in the Prismatic Metropolis: The Impact of Compositional and Redistributive Forces Within Los Angeles, California, 1990–2000

Poverty Concentration in the Prismatic Metropolis: The Impact of Compositional and Redistributive Forces Within Los Angeles, California, 1990–2000

Southeast Asian Refugee Parents: An Inquiry into Home‐School Communication and Understanding

A survey of recent research on race and residential location

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